Songs about reading?

Although that’s more about writing (and trying to get published) than reading, per se.
Would “Adult Books” by X qualify?

first thing that popped into my head, too.

Can’t remember which one but a Jimmy Buffett song from 20+ years ago had this:
“When I finished that last line I put the book on a shelf with my heart in it…”

Not exclusively about reading but I liked that sentiment.

Well, if we’re going there:

When I was a child and would be reading around the house and my father saw me, he would break into a song called, “I Read a Book” with a Jimmy Durante accent. I have since found out that Durante had a hit with the song.

Tim Minchin - “The Good Book”

“I’ll never forget the day I read a book!
It was contagious! Ran 70 pages…”

Always have loved the Great Schnozzola.

The intro to Do-Re-Mi:

“When you read you begin with A-B-C.”

And Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered:

“If they ask me, I could write a book”

Thank you. I haven’t heard that in years. :slight_smile: I love Jian Gomeshi. Have you read 1982?

Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) by Squeeze mentions incidentally the idea of reading a Harold Robbins paperback at the beach.